AGARTALA, Oct 12 (TIWN): Price hike is affecting the pre-planned budget of households in this Bijaya Dasami. Although after 3 days of vegetable people rushed to the market for non-veg items, but that market also occupied by burning price rate, resulting annoyance among the public. For many Bengali people Hilsa, a species of fish in the herring family, is a "must eat" fish on Bijoya Dasami or other occasions.

Skyrocketing price of commodities in the State ahead of Bengali New Year has hit the pocket of people miserably.

On the occasion of Dasami celebration, the delicious Hilsa fish is a traditional item on the menu for Bengalies but due to the soaring price of Hilsa, it is gradually vanishing from the menu of the fixed income people.

Reportedly, the Hilsa has been sold at a rate of Rs. 1, 500 per Kilogram. Eating fish with rice is the followed as tradition in most of the Bengali families. But the skyrocketing price has become headache for the middle class and poor families.

On the day of Dasami , when the Bengali families celebrates the day with rich food and sweets which includes fish, meat and many other items, the skyrocketing price of commodities hits the pocket of the middle class families and poor.

Vegetable prices are also surprising as 1 piece of lemon is sold at Rs. 10.

However, amid soaring prices many were seen in the city's markets to, people were seen buying Hilsa fish form the market as Bengali New Year is in complete with Hilsa fish.

Apart from fish the cost of mutton also touched the sky above Rs 700 per Kilogram. The hikes in the prices of vegetables have upset the budgets of middle and lower class families, particularly affecting those below the poverty line. The rise in prices of vegetables has created great dissatisfaction among the public.

However, the skyrocketing price of the commodities left the poor and middle class families in miserable condition on the occasion of Dasami.